Example Sentences

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Haughtily she removes a glove and drops it at Giselle’s feet.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Haughtily, Ibanez accepted the cheers of his tattered backers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Haughtily, he withdraws into a prolonged adolescent sulk.

From Time Magazine Archive

Haughtily ignoring the ready-to-wear industry which actually controls mass styles, the tailors recommended tuxedo vests of maroon and purple, claret and gold; opera capes of blue vicuna lined with scarlet and purple.

From Time Magazine Archive

Haughtily she made answer that in the Court of France she had been accustomed to see the Queen her mother and the Queen her sister use their own judgment in such trifles.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta